Small study: Online patient community boosts self-efficacy, self-management among epilepsy patients

A small study of veterans with epilepsy, conducted by PatientsLikeMe and sponsored by pharmaceutical company UCB, shows that an online patient community can increase self-efficacy and self-management of patients. The study was published in the journal Neurology. A total of 92 patients enrolled in the study and completed a six-month follow up survey, while an […]

Source: mobihealthnews - June 24, 2015 Category: Information Technology Authors: Jonah Comstock Tags: Pharma Uncategorized epilepsy online patient community patient engagement PatientsLikeMe self-efficacy self-management UCB Source Type: news